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On Thursday Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó told public television channel M1 that the Syrian conflict and international cooperation to combat terrorism would be among the items on the agenda in the meeting between UK Prime Minister David Cameron and Viktor Orbán.

The Government of Hungary strongly condemns the nuclear test announced by the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, carried out on January 6. By this act the DPRK has gravely violated relevant UN Security Council resolutions, undermined the inter-Korea dialogue and posed a serious threat to the security and stability of the region.

On Monday, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó stated that the blindness of Hungary’s critics could lead to the end of European civilisation. The statement sent to Hungarian news agency MTI was a response to the Council of Europe (CoE) and the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) calling on Hungary to “refrain from policies and practices that promote intolerance, fear and fuel xenophobia against refugees and migrants”.

In response to Austrian Chancellor Werner Faymann’s interviews on migration, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó told Hungarian news agency MTI that the Austrian Chancellor does not see the difference between solidarity and foolishness.

Hungary welcomes the political agreement to set up a national unity government in Libya, which could be instrumental in resolving the situation in that country, the Hungarian foreign ministry said in a statement on Friday.

Following the meeting of EU foreign ministers in Brussels on Monday, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó told journalists that the European Union must pay increased attention to its neighbours because instability in partner countries could pose significant threats to Europe.

As a reaction to the interview of Austrian Chancellor Werner Faymann given to German daily Die Welt, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó told Hungarian News Agency MTI that it would be unacceptable if EU funds – Hungary rightfully receives and is entitled to – would be taken away as revenge due to the disagreement on the management of the migration crisis.

Following discussions between Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó and Secretary General of the Federation of Austrian Industry Christoph Neumayer on Tuesday, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade informed Hungarian news agency MTI that Austrian companies are reliable partners of Hungary.

Deputy State Secretary for European and American Affairs Kristóf Altusz opened the reception commemorating the 15th anniversary of the International Visegrad Fund and the upcoming 25th anniversary of the Visegrad Cooperation. The event was organised by the Ministry and the Young Diplomats’ Club of Budapest.